Earth Systems- Geology Review

What statement is true about the Earth's crust?

• It is a uniform thickness.

• It consists mostly of iron and nickel.

• It floats above a layer of hot magma.

• It has a higher density than the core.

What type of tectonic plate boundary is formed when 2 continental plates converge, buckle and push up to form mountain ranges?

• transform plate boundary

• subduction plate boundary

• divergent plate boundary

• convergent plate boundary

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When rock underground suddenly breaks along a transform plate boundary due to extreme pressure that has built up, a release of energy occurs. What geological activity does this result in?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Mountain range formation

• Seafloor Spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Scientists believe that millions of years ago, all the continents were united into one supercontinent called ____.

• Atlantis

• Eurasia

• Gondwanaland

• Pangaea

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Which picture shows a divergent plate boundary?

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This map shows the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Which process MOST OFTEN occurs along the ridge?

• Subuction of oceanic plates

• creation of new continents

• spreading of the sea floor

• erosion of underwater mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Where would SEDIMENTARY rocks most likely form?

• around moving lava

• near the slow crystallization of rock

• near a volcano

• where sediments are deposited on the ocean floor

Each dot represents the location of a major earthquake. What conclusion can you infer?

• Most earthquakes occur at the equator.

• Most earthquakes occur at tectonic plate boundaries.

• Most earthquakes occur in the Southern Hemisphere.

• Most earthquakes occur in the Northern Hemisphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which two processes cause ANY ROCK to change into metamorphic rocks?

• weathering

  and

  erosion

• melting

  and

  cooling

• heat

  and

  pressure

• cementation

  and

  compaction

What processes can cause ANY ROCK to change into a sedimentary rock?

• weathering

  and

  erosion

• heat

  and

  pressure

• melting

  and

  cooling

• cementation

  and

  compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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